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Peking (other)
Peking is an alternate and mostly obsolete romanization of Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China. Peking may also refer to: * ''Peking'' (ship), a 1911 German square-rigged sailing ship launched * 2045 Peking, an asteroid named for the city * SS ''City of Peking'', an 1874 American iron steamship built * Peking Plan, a 1939 operation in which three Polish Navy destroyers evacuated to the United Kingdom * Peking Man, formally ''Homo erectus pekinensis'', an ancient hominin * Local nickname of the Swedish town Norrköping See also * Pekingese * * Beijing (other) * Beijingese (other) * Pekin (other) Pekin may refer to: Places *A historic spelling of a name of Beijing, China *Pekin (hotel), a four star hotel in Moscow, Russia United States * Pekin, Illinois *Pekin Township, Tazewell County, Illinois *Pekin, Indiana **Old Pekin, Indiana **N ... * Pekin duck (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing
} Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of , the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for culture, diplomacy, politics, financ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peking (ship)
''Peking'' is a steel-hulled four-masted barque. A so-called Flying P-Liner of the German company F. Laeisz, it was one of the last generation of cargo-carrying iron-hulled sailing ships used in the nitrate trade and wheat trade around Cape Horn. History Nitrate trade ''Peking'' was launched in February 1911 and left Hamburg for her maiden voyage to Valparaiso in May of the same year. After the outbreak of World War I she was interned at Valparaiso and remained in Chile for the duration of the war. Awarded to the Kingdom of Italy as war reparations, she was sold back to her original owners, the Laeisz brothers, in January 1923. She remained in the nitrate trade until traffic through the Panama Canal proved quicker and more economical. ''Arethusa II'' In 1932, she was sold for £6,250 to Shaftesbury Homes. She was first towed to Greenhithe, renamed ''Arethusa II'' and moored alongside the existing ''Arethusa I''. In July 1933, she was moved to a new permanent mooring of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2045 Peking
45 may refer to: * 45 (number) * one of the years 45 BC, AD 45, 1945, 2045 Film *45 (film), ''45'' (film), directed by Peter Coster (2009) *.45 (film), ''.45'' (film), directed by Gary Lennon (2006) Music *45 (Jaguares album), ''45'' (Jaguares album), 2008 *45 (Kino album), ''45'' (Kino album), 1982 *45 (Bon Iver song), "45" (Bon Iver song), 2016 *45 (The Gaslight Anthem song), "45" (The Gaslight Anthem song), 2012 *45 (Shinedown song), "45" (Shinedown song), 2003 *45 (Elvis Costello song), "45" (Elvis Costello song), 2002 *"Forty Five", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Appalachian Incantation'', 2010 *45 rpm record or 45, a common form of vinyl single Other uses *Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, with the nickname "45" *45 (book), ''45'' (book), written by Bill Drummond *.45 caliber, a family of firearm cartridges ** A nickname for a handgun chambered in .45 caliber, such as the M1911 pistol or Colt Single Action Army **.45 ACP, pistol cartridge * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS City Of Peking
SS ''City of Peking'' was an iron-hulled steamship built in 1874 by Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. ''City of Peking'' and her sister ship ''City of Tokio'' were at the time of construction the largest vessels ever built in the United States, and the second largest in the world behind the British leviathan . Like ''Great Eastern'', construction of the two Pacific Mail ships was to be plagued with financial difficulties, which threatened to bankrupt the shipbuilder. Unlike ''Great Eastern'', however, which was a commercial failure, ''City of Peking'' would go on to have a long and successful commercial career. In addition to her cargoes, ''City of Peking'' brought many Chinese and Japanese immigrants to the United States, and later served as a troopship in the Spanish–American War. Construction In 1865 the Pacific Mail Steamship Company had obtained a $500,000 annual subsidy from the U.S. Congres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peking Plan
The Peking Plan"Peking" was one contemporary spelling for the city now spelled 'Beijing' in English. In modern Polish the name is written as "Pekin". Some modern Polish works refer to the "Pekin Plan". The original orders used the spelling "Peking". (or Operation Peking) was an operation in which three destroyers of the Polish Navy, the , , and , were evacuated to the United Kingdom in late August and early September 1939. They were ordered to travel to British ports and assist the British Royal Navy in the event of a war with Nazi Germany. The plan was successful and allowed the ships to avoid certain destruction or capture in the German invasion. Background The plan was created in order to remove the Destroyer Division (''Dywizjon Kontrtorpedowców'') of the Polish Navy from the Baltic Sea operation theatre. The ''Kriegsmarine'' had a significant numerical advantage over the Polish Navy, and in the event of a war the Polish High Command realised that ships which remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peking Man
Peking Man (''Homo erectus pekinensis'') is a subspecies of '' H. erectus'' which inhabited the Zhoukoudian Cave of northern China during the Middle Pleistocene. The first fossil, a tooth, was discovered in 1921, and the Zhoukoudian Cave has since then become the most productive ''H. erectus'' site in the world. Peking Man was instrumental in the foundation of Chinese anthropology, and fostered an important dialogue between Western and Eastern science for decades to come. The fossils became the centre of anthropological discussion, and were classified as a direct human ancestor, propping up the Out of Asia hypothesis that humans evolved in Asia. Peking Man also played a vital role in the restructuring of the Chinese identity following the Chinese Communist Revolution, and was intensively communicated to working class and peasant communities to introduce them to Marxism and science (overturning deeply-rooted superstitions and creation myths). Early models of Peking Man society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norrköping
Norrköping (; ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköping and 60 km west of the Södermanland capital of Nyköping. The city has a population of 95,618 inhabitants in 2016, out of a municipal total of 130,050,Folkmängd i Norrköpings kommun den 31 December 2010 making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest municipality. The city is situated by the mouth of the river , at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekingese
The Pekingese (also spelled Pekinese) is a breed of toy dog, originating in China. The breed was favored by royalty of the Chinese Imperial court as a companion dog, and its name refers to the city of Peking (Beijing) where the Forbidden City is located. The breed has several characteristics and health issues related to its unique appearance. Because of its desirable characteristics, the Pekingese has been part of the development of designer crossbreeds, such as the Peekapoo (crossed with a poodle) and Peke-a-tese (crossed with a Maltese). Appearance Modern breeders and dog show judges seem to prefer the long-haired type over the more traditional spaniel-type coat. The Pekingese's flat face and large eyes are some of the breed's most obvious characteristics. The body is compact and low to the ground. Pekingese also have a muscular and durable body. The breed's unusual rolling gait may have been deliberately developed through selective breeding, to prevent the court dog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing (other)
Beijing, literally "northern capital" in Chinese, is the capital city of the People's Republic of China. Beijing may also refer to: Historical capitals * Taiyuan, formerly Běijīng or Běidū, capital city under the Tang Dynasty and Later Five Dynasties * Daming County, formerly Beijing, capital under the Northern Song dynasty * Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, known as Beijing under the 12th-century Jurchen Jin dynasty Places in People's Republic of China * Beijing Subdistrict, Guangzhou (北京街道), a subdistrict of Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong * Beijing, Guangxi (北景), a town in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi * Beijing Township (北景乡), a township in Linyi County, Shanxi Other uses * Beijing (locomotive) or China Railways BJ, a diesel-hydraulic locomotive *Beijing 1, a 1950s aircraft prototype * Common metonym for the Government of China See also * Historical capitals of China * Peking (other) * Pekin (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijingese (other)
Beijingese or Bejingnese may refer to: *A person from or the culture of Beijing * Beijing Mandarin (other) **The Beijing dialect ** Beijing Mandarin (division of Mandarin), a variety of Mandarin spoken in and around Beijing See also * Pekingese, a dog breed * * *Pekin (other) Pekin may refer to: Places *A historic spelling of a name of Beijing, China *Pekin (hotel), a four star hotel in Moscow, Russia United States * Pekin, Illinois *Pekin Township, Tazewell County, Illinois *Pekin, Indiana **Old Pekin, Indiana **N ... * Peking (other) * Beijing (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekin (other)
Pekin may refer to: Places *A historic spelling of a name of Beijing, China *Pekin (hotel), a four star hotel in Moscow, Russia United States * Pekin, Illinois *Pekin Township, Tazewell County, Illinois *Pekin, Indiana **Old Pekin, Indiana **New Pekin, Indiana *Pekin, Iowa * Paducah, Kentucky, originally settled as Pekin * Pekin, Maryland * Pekin Township, Michigan *Pekin, New York, hamlet in town of Cambria, New York * Pekin, North Dakota *Pekin, Carroll County, Ohio *Pekin, Warren County, Ohio Animals *Red-billed leiothrix, or Pekin robin *American Pekin, an American breed of duck *German Pekin, a European breed of duck *Pekin (chicken), a breed of chicken People *Tim Pekin (born 1965), former Australian rules footballer *Vladimir Pekin (born 1986), Bulgarian footballer Other uses * HMS ''Mohawk'', a 1856 British gunvessel renamed ''Pekin'' in 1863 *'' Salix babylonica'', or Pekin willow See also * Pekin duck (other) Pekin duck may refer to: * American Pekin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
